PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baldy Baldington (ranked 3980 p4p, 4570 weight class) and Timmer Jones (ranked 355 p4p, 379 weight class). The key to victory for Baldy Baldington has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Baldington
vs
Jones

176 cm
25
145
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baldy Baldington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timmer Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldington tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Baldington shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Baldington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Baldington closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Baldington pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baldy Baldington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Baldington is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baldington shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Baldington's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baldington.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones connects with a leg kick.
Jones leaves Baldington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Baldington tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Baldington slips a jab from Jones.
Baldington staying out of range there.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Baldington, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Baldington avoids the head kick by Jones.
Baldington tries to counter by clinching up but Jones breaks away and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baldington shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Baldington's head back.
Baldington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones digs a good body shot into Baldington's ribs.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baldington misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Baldington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baldington is looking to counter the offense by Jones and move into the clinch.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baldington on the side of the head.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Baldington's ribs.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baldington.
Baldington is breathing heavily.
Baldington fails to land the takedown.
Baldington dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Baldington's head and hops out.
Jones doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Baldington shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baldington avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baldington.
Baldington fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baldington.
Baldington ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baldington was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Baldington dodges the punch combination from Jones.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones leaves Baldington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Baldington moves away and avoids it.
Baldington tries to counter by clinching up but Jones breaks away and moves out of range.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Baldington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baldington is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Baldington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Jones.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Baldington is looking to clinch.
Baldington looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones throws out a counter right but Baldington avoids it with no problem.
Baldington shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baldington moves away.
Baldington fails with the takedown

and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Baldington didn't expect that.
Jones working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones distracts Baldington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones is working Baldington over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Baldington's brow.
Jones is working Baldington over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.

Baldington is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Timmer Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Baldington tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Baldington on that attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Baldington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baldington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Baldington shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baldy Baldington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Baldington is out of range.
Baldington gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baldington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baldington tries to counter by clinching up but Jones breaks away and moves out of range.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Baldington, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Baldington tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Timmer Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baldington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Baldington moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baldington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baldington.
Baldy Baldington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses with a hook. Baldington ducked under it nicely.

Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jones is in close to Baldington's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones stands up over Baldington, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baldington has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Baldington's legs - danger averted.
Jones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Baldington is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Baldington will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones works over Baldington with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones stands up over Baldington, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldington being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones distracts Baldington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Baldington is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Timmer Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.

Baldington is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones is working Baldington over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Baldington throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Baldington is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones cracks Baldington with a solid left hand.
Jones works over Baldington with some ground and pound from guard.

Baldington is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Baldington can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Timmer Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Baldington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baldington.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Baldington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baldington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baldington.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baldington shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones throws a right hand that Baldington ducks under and follows up with a left that Baldington also avoids with ease.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Baldington shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Baldington keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baldy Baldington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baldington misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baldington.

Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Baldington is trying to get back to half guard.
Baldington is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jones connects with a decent elbow.
Jones working the body and head with strikes.
Jones cracks Baldington with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baldington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones lands an elbow.
Jones controls the position.
Baldington is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jones is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Baldington but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones scoring with strikes but Baldington is staying in there.

Baldington is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baldy Baldington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Baldington is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldington in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Baldington looks a forlorn figure.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Baldington is looking to get to half guard.
Jones scoring with strikes but Baldington is staying in there.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Baldington seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Baldington hang on?
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Baldington swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Baldington is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldington can't escape the position.
Jones lands a couple of good shots and Baldington has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Jones throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Baldington!
Jones is working the ground and pound. Can Baldington escape?
Jones lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Jones.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Baldington tries to break free.
Jones landing with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baldington is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Jones.
Timmer Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Baldington grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timmer Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 24:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmer Jones!